Alec Baldwin wants kids to read Walter the Farting Dog

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Turns out that the book is pretty popular with the toddler set and follows flatulent Walter as he tries to avoid the pound.

"Walter is a fine dog, except for one small problem: he has gas. He can't help it; it's just the way he is," reads the official synopsis. "Fortunately, the kids Billy and Betty love him regardless, but Father says he's got to go! Poor Walter, he's going to the dog pound tomorrow. And then, in the night, burglars strike. Walter has his chance to be a hero."

The book is every getting the movie treatment — it's in development now and is tentatively scheduled for release sometime in 2013, according to Collider.com.

As for Baldwin? It sounds like he's spending a lot of the summer in the Hamptons with his new bride, bendy yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas. He apparently longs for the simpler life, according to some of his recent tweets.